MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
online learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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